Buffer



June 2, 3931. K LEE 1,808,418

BUFFER Filed Aug. 11, 1928 //VVEN7'0/? EGG-ER if LEE.

ATTO/P/VEX Patented June 2, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOG-ER K. LEE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN,

DETROIT, MICHIGANZA ASSIGNOR TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION OF DELAWARE CORPORATION F BUFFER Application filed August 11, 1928. Serial No. 298,941.

- of the body over which they rest and to pre- Vent rubbing and squeaking of the overlapthe hood on the cowl or raiator. When the hood of an automobile is raised a lower corner is often placed on the upper portion of the cowl. If this corner is ping portion of ,not protected it scratches the paint.

It is an important object of the invention to provide a ufler which is readily attachable to the corner of an automobile hood or other part to be protected.

Another object of the invention is to form the buffer in such a manner that it may protect a portion of both sides of the corner portion as well as the outer edges with its securing means formed as an integral part of the bufier.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will more fully appear from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective of a portion of an automobile hood showing an application of my improved bulfer.

Fig. 2 is a side view showing in elevation and on a larger scale my improved bufier as applied to a corner.

F Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of ig. 4 is a perspective of the buffer before it is applied to a corner.

Referring to the drawings, I have illustrated the buffer as applied to the lower corners of an automobile hood 10, a portion of the body cowl is shown at 12 and suitable fastening devices to hold the hood in closed position are shown at 14.

e bufier comprises a body portion 16 preferably formed from thin sheet metal and provided with tongues 18 struck up from the body portion 16. The tongues 18 when first formed extend at right angles to the plane of the plate like body portion. A covering is then applied to the body portion and 7 an em having stiff fastening the tongues, preferably rubber is moulded I around the outer surfaces of the body portion and at two of its edges the rubber extends upwardly as at 20 and then inwardly forming racing flange 22. I 56 In the form of my bufl'er illustrated two tongues 18 have been shown adapted to be flecfved in openings 24 in the corner of the When the buffer is assembled to a corner to be rotected the flanges 22 are hooked over the ges of the corner and the tongues inserted in the openings 24. It will be understood that as the flanges 22 and upwardly extending portion20 are formed from a resil- 5 ient material, preferably rubber, there is sufficient stretch or give in the buffer to permit it to be drawn to a position with the tongues 18 in alignment with the openings 24.

, When the body portion of the buffer isflush with the outer surface of the part to be protected the flanges 22 assume their moulded shape conforming to the outer surfaces of the part to be protected. The tongues are then bent down on the inner surface of the part to be protected.

It will be understood that a buffer has been provided in which the securing means has been insulated against squeaks and rattles from the part to be protected as well as the exposed surfaces of the buifer and that the buffer is in effect a piece of molded rubber portions which may be bent to a given position for holding the buffer in position.

While I have described what I deem to be the preferred embodiment of my invention it will be obvious that various changes in cluding the size and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention and it is not my intention to limit its scope other't han by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim: p

1. A corner bufl'er comprising a body portion having tongues extending upwardly therefrom, rubber moulded around the entire surfaces of said body portion and its tongues, and an inwardly extending flange on at least two edges of said buflfer adapted to form a recess for the reception of a part to be protected.

2. A corner bufler comprising a rubber member having a flat portion, an upwardly extending flange on at least two of the outer edges of said flat portion, an inwardly extending flange on said upwardly extending flange and a tongue carried by said member adapted to be bent out of its normal plane for securing said member to a part to be protected.

3. A corner bufler comprising a rubber member having a flat portion, an upwardly extending flange on at least two of the outer edges of said flat portion, an inwardly extending flange on said upwardly extending flange, tongues extending upwardly from said flat portion, and a metallic member moulded in said tongues. 1

4. A corner buflz'er comprising a resilient member having a flat plate like portion, flanges forming a groove on at least two of the edges of said flat ortion, projections on said flat portion, and bedded in said projections adapted to remain in a bent position when bent.

5. An automobile hood corner bufler comprising in combination, an automobile hood, a rubber member adapted to embrace the opposite faces and the two adjacent edges of each lower corner of said hood, and means on said rubber member adapted to form an interlocking connection with said hood to retain said member in position on said hood, said means being out of its normal plane when in retaining position.

6. An automobile hood corner bufier comprising in combination, an automobile hood having openings adjacent the lower corners thereof, a rubber member adapted to embrace the op osite faces and the two adjacent edges of eac corner, pro'ections on said rubber member adapted to received in the openings in said hood, and stiffening means embedded in said projections.

7. An automobile hood corner buflz'er comprising in combination, an automobile hood,

a rubber member adapted to embrace the opstiffening means emrubber moulded around the entire surface of the bod portion of said metallic member, an'

upwar ly extending flange of rubber on at least two adjacent edges of rubber coating,

and an inwardly extending flange on said upwardly extending flange. I

10. A corner bufler comprising a'thin flat metallic member, a projection struck from the body portion of said metallic member,

rubber moulded around the opposite faces of the body portion of said metallic member, and channels in the rubber coating extending at right angles to each other and at the outer edges of the rubber coating.

' ROGER K. LEE.

posite faces and the two adjacent edges of a lower corner of said hood, a stiffening member moulded into :the rubber member, and means on said rubber member adapted to engage said hood to retain said rubber member in position on said hood.

8. A corner bufler comprising a rubber member having a flat portion, an upwardly extending flange on at least two of the outer edges of said flat portion, an inwardly extending flan e on said upwardly extending flange, a sti ening member embedded in said rubber member, and fastening means for said rubber member and its stiflening means.

9. A corner bufifer comprising a thin flat metallic member, a projection struck from the body portion of said metallic member, 

